dekanat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch decanaat and dekenaat, from Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [deˈkanat̚]
  • Hyphenation: dé‧ka‧nat
  • Rhymes: -nat, -at, -t

Noun

dékanat (first-person possessive dekanatku, second-person possessive dekanatmu, third-person possessive dekanatnya)

  1. deanery:
    1. (education, Christianity) The position held by a dean.
    2. (Christianity) decanate: The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility.

Synonyms

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus. Doublet of dziekanat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛˈka.nat/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -anat
  • Syllabification: de‧ka‧nat

Noun

dekanat m inan

  1. (Christianity, collective) deanery, decanate (group of parishes over which a dean presides)
  2. (Christianity) deanery (office of a dean)

Declension

nouns

Further reading

  • dekanat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dekanat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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